Brazil: The government of Alagoas buys one million liters of milk per month from family farmers

The government of Alagoas, through the State Secretariat for Agriculture and Livestock (Seagri), purchases approximately one million liters of milk per month from 2,500 family farmers, through the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) , in an agreement signed with the Ministry of Development, Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS). In Alagoas, the program runs with Leite do Coração, which strengthens production chains by generating income for family producers, helping the flow of production. In the Baixas village, in Jacaré dos Homens, Gilson Silva de Melo believes that the program values his work in the field. “We are cousins and nephews here working every day. We extract an average of 500 liters of milk from here. After my family's work on our land, the milk goes to the cooperatives and, in the end, reaches schools and other families' homes”, he says. The purchase price of milk from family farmers is above the market average, according to the government of Alagoas. ...